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chrome_installer.exe

Google Chrome Browser

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for Google Chrome Browser. The setup is bootstrapped by the Air Installer 'download manager' (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) that bundles unwanted software (adware, toolbars, extensions) during setup while deciving the user into thinking they are downloading the stadard installation setup from Google Chrome Browser. The application chrome_installer.exe, “Google Chrome Browser ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Google Chrome Browser

Description:
Google Chrome Browser

Version:
2.0.22.0

MD5:
8ef4475156cbb4d1a2fc5f5b8f31339d

SHA-1:
13ea6c38681798fef97c81bfb47fbaf0a042cb5a

SHA-256:
d350cccd7ce2b217dbe6337b1095b649ae8602b428b8c71ed238e333c22aaf66

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 5:53:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.151710
825

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/AirInstaller.97366
7.11.182.186

AVG
Airsoftware
2015.0.3303

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.151710
1.0.20.1530

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirInstaller.JSUE
19968

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5289
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.151710
14.11.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-e65d8251
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.151710
11.2014-02-11_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.151710
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13866

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.11.02.06

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.151710
15.0.0.918

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.Q
14.11.2.6

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141031

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34448

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.308
2.0.0.1974

File size:
757.4 KB (775,600 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.22.0

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\chrome_installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/25/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Air Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Air Software, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3AC786E09219DF82DA830E461D4FC39F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/15/2014 1:18:07 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Fqcr9sBQzHiMc0usw9E7uTnXBN2p5opOEte9fzz9dunrpONsAozZX1jqJiqMeXnl:g+OYCXbsw9EsG56l0fzZ8rpvASZX1+JV

Entry address:
0x25E418

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9362

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,739,264 bytes)

The file chrome_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files.downloadd.org/get/click/dpcp6181/?d=http://downloadd.org/.../chrome.exe&n=Google Chrome Browser&key=def65151a3e8fdff553bc7296160dbd735f879a1824014c8b10cca59159bd02a&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://downloadd.org/.../chrome.png&sid=uk-chrome2&filename=chrome_installer

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